Following the example of several other countries and Canadian provinces, Québec is currently reforming its public education system. Preceding this reform, since 1960 there has been a strong tendency towards democratization. Among other things, several factors both inside and outside the Québec education system explain this reform, such as political, economic, social, technological and ethical motifs, as well as weakening structures, or dysfunctions in systems management. In the face of the agitation reform often creates, it is useful to examine the situation from time to time. This article is a review of the state of school management in Québec public schools at the primary and secondary levels. While many steps have been taken to democratize school management in Québec, there still seem to be irritants within this field of reflection and practice. In fact, even though there have been many modifications to Québec educational systems, favouring decentralization and focusing on results and the concept of accountability, it seems that little effort has gone into managing the process. Is it possible that there is no management model other than the mechanistic structure supported by a bureaucracy and Fayol’s principles of management with which to manage, through rules and procedures, educative activities? Our research led us to identify another management model, which, in the eyes of many, could take process management into consideration, while keeping the evaluation of results in sight. After the description of the problem surrounding Québec school management, we will present readers with this model of management, which is considered a valuable alternative to the mechanistic model.